1955 Laotian parliamentary election

1955 Laotian parliamentary election

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All 39 seats in Parliament 20 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– National Progressive Party 22 +3 Independent Party 7 −3 Democratic Party 3 −1 Lao National Union Party 2 0 Independents 5 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. ^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats. ^[2] Voter turnout was 76%.

Results

Elections were only held in ten of the twelve provinces. ^[3]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Progressive Party			22	+3
	Independent Party			7	–3
	Democratic Party			3	–1
	Lao National Union Party			2	0
	Independents			5	+1
Total				39	0
Total votes		227,841	–
Registered voters/turnout		301,283	75.62
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
2. Nohlen et al., p137
3. Nohlen et al., p135